Udoka Chiefe

How government and civil societies fought against the Social Media Bill

Government officials and civil society advocates flocked to the National Assembly in Abuja to attend a public hearing on the Social Media Bill; a proposed law that gives near unlimited power to the Nigerian Police online

Udoka Chiefe

3 years ago

Governance & Policy

$26 billion to be spent by South Africa on technology in 2020

Over $26 billion is expected to be spent on technology related infrastructure, products and services in South Africa, a major increase from previous years.

Udoka Chiefe

3 years ago

Governance & Policy

Kenya's controversial identity management system given the go-ahead, pending an implementation plan

A Kenyan court has declared the controversial Huduma Namba system legal pending a constitutional implementation plan. The system proposes intrusive data processes and harsh consequences for those who reject it.

Udoka Chiefe

3 years ago

Cybersecurity

Grammy awards winners, nominees used to disguise malware attacks

Cybercriminals are using the interest in the recently concluded Grammy Awards to distribute malware disguised as popular musicians like Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X and Ariana Grande, amongst others.

Udoka Chiefe

3 years ago

Artificial Intelligence

How a team of AI experts is trying to solve access to Nigeria's legislative bills

Accessing reliable and complete government documents like parliamentary bills in Nigeria comes with major challenges. Thankfully, some proactive AI experts are taking on this challenge on the local and global stage.

Udoka Chiefe

3 years ago

News

Idle frequency spectrum to be taken back from telcos, broadcasters by Kenyan regulator

To mitigate black market actors from taking advantage of idle frequency spectrum, the Kenyan Communication Authority has released new guidelines it hopes will ensure that allocated spectrum will be used effectively.

Udoka Chiefe

3 years ago

News

Airtel Africa and Western Union partner for international money transfers in Africa

A strategic partnership between Airtel Africa and Western Union may signal a changing tide for international money transfers for Africans.

Udoka Chiefe

3 years ago

News

Africa's drone academy sets the course for education in the continent

With the African Drone and Data Academy, stakeholders believe that practically developing the minds and expertise of young Africans will only help drive the continent towards its technology future.

Udoka Chiefe

3 years ago

Governance & Policy

Why Africa needs to focus on technology for labour and infrastructure in this decade

Given Africa’s expected population increase to 1.65 billion, the recent Foresight Africa report highlights what strategies African governments can implement to manage this growth successfully.

Udoka Chiefe

3 years ago

News

Tanzanian government employees work 16 hours daily to meet SIM card registration deadline

In a race to meet up with its fast approaching SIM card registration deadline, Tanzania's National Identification Authority ensured that its workers work 16-hour days to meet up with its biometric goals for January 20.

Udoka Chiefe

3 years ago

Governance & Policy

How sub-Saharan Africa lost $2.16 billion to Internet censorship

According to a report by Top10VPN, an estimated $2.16b was lost in 2019 due to sub-Saharan African governments’ use of Internet blackouts to manage civil protests.

Udoka Chiefe

3 years ago

Governance & Policy

Nigeria's broadband plan gets a $732 million boost

To diversify its oil dependent economy and form more a cohesive mission, Nigeria enters a public private partnership to invest $732 million into building solid broadband infrastructures that will serve the nation.

Udoka Chiefe

3 years ago

Governance & Policy

Safaricom loses petition not to disclose business contracts

Safaricom, Kenya's largest telecoms recently lost its petition not to disclose potentially senisitive business information to the Competition Authority of Kenya. Said rejection may be for good reason.

Udoka Chiefe

3 years ago

Telecoms

How Safaricom helped Kenya attract foreign investors

With 79.8% market share on the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) to attract foreign investors, Kenya's biggest telecom provider and its banks ensured that the NSE close 2019 ahead of other African stock exchanges.

Udoka Chiefe

3 years ago

Telecoms

Despite past issues with misappropriation, Kenya okays Airtel-Telkom merger

Issues with misappropriated public funds notwithstanding, the Kenyan government has finally approved the merger between Airtel Kenya and mostly state-owned Telkom Kenya.

Udoka Chiefe

3 years ago

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